The Gershwins' PORGY AND BESS comes to Broadway in a stirring new staging, featuring such legendary songs as "Summertime," "It Ain't Necessarily So," and "I Got Plenty Of Nothing," plus a remarkable cast led by four-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald (Ragtime, "Private Practice"), Drama Desk nominee Norm Lewis (Les Misérables, Sondheim on Sondheim) and two-time Tony nominee David Alan Grier (Race, "In Living Color").
Yesterday, the company met the press and treated the crowd to a performance preview. BroadwayWorld was there and brings you full photo coverage of the festivities below!
The Gershwins' PORGY AND BESS will begin previews on Saturday, December 17th, 2011 and open on Thursday, January 12th, 2012 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. Tickets are now on sale at Ticketmaster.com or by calling 877-250-2929 .
The classic story by DuBose and Dorothy Heyward is set in Charleston's fabled Catfish Row, where the beautiful Bess struggles to break free from her scandalous past, and the only one who can rescue her is the crippled but courageous Porgy. Threatened by her formidable former lover Crown, and the seductive enticements of the colorful troublemaker Sporting Life, Porgy and Bess' relationship evolves into a deep romance that triumphs as one of theater's most exhilarating love stories.
Following its sold-out world premiere engagement at Boston's American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.), one of Broadway's most accomplished creative teams, led by Tony-nominated director Diane Paulus(Hair), Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks (Topdog/Underdog), and two-time Obie Award-winning composer Diedre L. Murray (Running Man), now brings George and Ira Gershwin's legendary masterwork to the Broadway stage for the first time in more than 35 years.
The creative team also includes choreographer Ronald K. Brown, set designer Riccardo Hernandez, costume designer ESosa, lighting designer Christopher Akerlind and sound designer ACME Sound Partners.
Photo Credit: Walter McBride
The Company
Norm Lewis & Audra McDonald
Audra McDonald & Director Diane Paulus
Audra McDonald
Audra McDonald
Phillip Boykin
David Alan Grier
Phillip Boykin
Phillip Boykin
David Alan Grier
Nikki Renee Daniels
Audra McDonald
David Alan Grier
Joshua Henry
Suzan-Lori Parks
Nikki Renee Daniels
Philip Boykin
Norm Lewis
Norm Lewis
Joshua Henry
David Alan Grier
David Alan Grier
Audra McDonald
Audra McDonald
Audra McDonald
Audra McDonald
Nikki Renee Daniels & David Alan Grier
The Company
David Alan Grier, Director Diane Paulus, Norm Lewis, Audra McDonald & Phillip Boykin
Audra McDonald & Norm Lewis
The Company attending The Gershwins' 'Porgy and Bess' Meet & Greet at the New 42nd Street Studios in New York City, December 6, 2011
